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Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC. REPORTS EARNINGS FOR FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED 2020

ATLANTA, GA (January 22, 2021) – MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (“MetroCity” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MCBS), holding company for Metro City Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $9.5 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to $9.4 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020, and $10.7 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company reported net income of $36.4 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, compared to $44.7 million, or $1.81 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights:

Annualized return on average assets was 2.14%, compared to 2.20% for the third quarter of 2020 and 2.57% for the fourth quarter of 2019.
Annualized return on average equity was 15.78%, compared to 16.22% for the third quarter of 2020 and 20.40% for the fourth quarter of 2019.
Efficiency ratio of 45.1%, compared to 42.5% for the third quarter of 2020 and 40.5% for the fourth quarter of 2019.
Total assets increased by $156.3 million, or 9.0%, to $1.90 billion from the previous quarter.
Total loans increased by $170.4 million, or 11.7%, to $1.63 billion from the previous quarter.
Total deposits increased by $142.1 million, or 10.6%, to $1.48 billion from the previous quarter.
Net interest margin increased to 4.46%, compared to 3.97% for the third quarter of 2020 and 3.82% for the fourth quarter of 2019.

Full Year 2020 Highlights:

Return on average assets was 2.17%, compared to 2.87% for 2019.
Return on average equity was 16.02%, compared to 24.23% for 2019.
Efficiency ratio was 44.0%, compared to 39.7% for 2019.
Total assets increased by $264.3 million, or 16.2%, to $1.90 billion from $1.63 billion at December 31, 2019.
Total loans, excluding loans held for sale, increased by $469.2 million, or 40.4%, to $1.63 billion from $1.16 billion at December 31, 2019.
Total deposits increased by $172.5 million, or 13.2%, to $1.48 billion from $1.31 billion at December 31, 2019.
Net interest margin increased to 4.18% compared to 4.15% in 2019.

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COVID-19 Pandemic

The Company prioritizes the health and safety of its employees and customers, and continues to take protective measures during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, such as implementing remote work arrangements to the fullest extent possible and by adjusting banking center hours and operational measures to promote social distancing. At the same time, the Company continues to closely monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our loan and deposit customers, and is assessing the risks in our loan portfolio and working with our customers to reduce the pandemic’s impact on them while minimizing losses for the Company. Meanwhile, the Company remains focused on improving shareholder value, managing credit exposure, monitoring expenses, enhancing the customer experience and supporting the communities it serves.

We have implemented loan programs to allow customers who are experiencing hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic to defer loan principal and interest payments for up to nine months. The Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) made debt relief payments for the principal, interest and fee payments of all our SBA loan customers for six months through the end of September 2020. As of December 31, 2020, we had 14 non-SBA commercial customers with outstanding loan balances totaling $42.0 million who were approved for a third round of payment deferrals. This is a decline from the second round of payment deferrals that were granted to 24 non-SBA commercial customers with outstanding balances totaling $82.5 million as of September 30, 2020. Included in the third round of non-SBA payment deferrals were eight loans totaling $24.2 million with a weighted average loan-to-value (“LTV”) of 44.2% in the hotel industry and no loans in the restaurant industry, which are two industries heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of December 31, 2020 and following the expiration of the SBA debt relief payments mentioned above, we had approved three month payment deferrals for 18 SBA loans with outstanding gross loan balances totaling $25.5 million ($6.4 million unguaranteed book balance). Of these SBA payment deferrals, four loans totaling $6.0 million ($1.5 million unguaranteed book balance) were in the restaurant industry and no loans were in the hotel industry. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had 51 loans totaling $141.2 million in the hotel industry and 116 loans totaling $36.1 million in the restaurant industry.

As of December 31, 2020, our residential real estate loan portfolio made up 59.6% of our total loan portfolio and had a weighted average amortized LTV of approximately 55.6%. As of December 31, 2020, 1.0% of our residential mortgages remain on hardship payment deferral covering principal and interest payments for three to six months. This is a significant decrease from the first round of payment deferrals granted during the second quarter of 2020, which made up 19.2% of our residential mortgage balances as of June 30, 2020, and a slight decrease from the second round of payment deferrals granted during the third quarter of 2020, which made up 1.7% of our residential mortgage balances as of September 30, 2020.

As a preferred SBA lender, we are participating in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and implemented by the SBA to help provide loans to our business customers in need. As of December 31, 2020, the Company approved and funded over 1,800 PPP loans totaling $96.9 million. These PPP loans were funded with our current cash balances and all PPP loans are fully guaranteed by the SBA. As of January 20, 2020, the SBA had granted forgiveness for PPP loans totaling $8.4 million.

The Economic Aid Act, signed into law on December 27, 2020, authorized an additional $284.5 billion in new PPP funding and extends the authority of lenders to make PPP loans through March 31, 2021.  We are participating in this new round of PPP loan funding by offering first and second draw loans.

Based on the Company’s capital levels as of December 31, 2020, conservative underwriting policies, low LTV ratios, and strong liquidity position, management expects to be able to continue to assist the Company’s

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customers and communities during these difficult times, manage the economic risks and uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and remain well capitalized.

Results of Operations

Net Income

Net income was $9.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, a slight increase of $69,000, or 0.7%, from $9.4 million for the third quarter of 2020. This increase was primarily due to an increase in net interest income of $2.5 million and a decrease in provision for loan losses of $494,000, offset by a decrease in noninterest income of $1.8 million and an increase in noninterest expense of $927,000. Net income decreased $1.2 million, or 11.4%, in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to net income of $10.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2019. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in noninterest income of $3.2 million, an increase in noninterest expense of $1.2 million and an increase in provision for loan losses of $1.0 million, offset by an increase in net interest income of $3.5 million and a decrease in provision for income taxes of $715,000.

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Interest income totaled $19.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, an increase of $1.7 million, or 9.4%, from the previous quarter, primarily due to a nine basis points increase in the yield on average loans and a $114.5 million increase in average loan balances. We also recognized PPP loan fee income of $518,000 during the fourth quarter of 2020. During the third quarter of 2020, we reevaluated the estimated life of our PPP loan fee amortization period, extending it from nine months to 24 months due to the uncertainty in the PPP loan forgiveness process. As compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, interest income for the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased by $786,000, or 3.8%, primarily due to a 90 basis points decrease in the yield on average loans.

 

Interest expense totaled $1.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2020, a decrease of $781,000, or 35.6%, from the previous quarter, primarily due to a 39 basis points decrease in deposit costs and a $64.5 million decrease in higher cost average time deposits. As compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, interest expense for the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased by $4.3 million, or 75.2%, primarily due to a 160 basis points decrease in deposit costs coupled with a $324.6 million decrease in higher cost average time deposits.

The net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2020 was 4.46% compared to 3.97% for the previous quarter, an increase of 49 basis points. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities for the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased by 35 basis points to 0.56% compared with the previous quarter, while the yield on interest-earning assets for the fourth quarter of 2020 increased by 29 basis points to 4.80% from 4.51% for the previous quarter. Average earning assets increased by $46.6 million from the previous quarter, primarily due to an increase in average loans of $114.5 million, partially offset by a $35.6 million decrease in average interest-earning cash accounts and a $32.2 million decrease in average securities purchased under agreements to resell. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased by $40.5 million from the previous quarter as average interest-bearing deposits increased by $36.9 million and average borrowings increased by $3.6 million. The inclusion of PPP loan average balances, interest and fees had a 12 basis points impact on the yield on average loans and a seven basis points impact on the net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2020.

As compared to the same period in 2019, the net interest margin for the fourth quarter of 2020 increased by 64 basis points to 4.46% from 3.82%, primarily due to a 150 basis point decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities of $995.3 million and a decrease of 47 basis points in the yield on average interest-earning assets of $1.65 billion. Average earning assets for the fourth quarter of 2020 increased by $92.7 million from the fourth quarter of 2019, primarily due to a $242.9 million increase in average loans, partially offset by a $145.2

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million decrease in interest-earning cash accounts. Average interest-bearing liabilities for the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased by $98.6 million from the fourth quarter of 2019, primarily driven by a decrease in average interest-bearing deposits of $124.2 million, offset by an increase in average borrowings of $25.6 million.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $6.1 million, a decrease of $1.8 million, or 22.9%, from the third quarter of 2020, primarily due to lower mortgage and SBA servicing income and gains on sale of SBA loans, partially offset by higher mortgage loan fees as mortgage volume significantly increased during the quarter. During the fourth quarter of 2020, we recorded a $524,000 fair value adjustment charge on our SBA servicing asset and a $199,000 fair value impairment charge on our mortgage servicing asset. These servicing asset adjustments had a $0.02 per share impact on our diluted earnings per share for the quarter.

Compared to the same period in 2019, noninterest income for the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased by $3.2 million, or 34.4%, primarily due to the decrease in mortgage servicing income and gains earned from the sales of mortgage loans. There were no mortgage loan sales during the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to mortgage loan sales of $106.5 million during the same period in 2019.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter of 2020 totaled $11.1 million, an increase of $927,000, or 9.1%, from $10.2 million for the third quarter of 2020. This increase was primarily attributable to higher salaries and employee benefits and loan related expenses. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, noninterest expense during the fourth quarter of 2020 increased by $1.2 million, or 12.6%, primarily due to higher salaries and employee benefits.

The Company’s efficiency ratio was 45.1% for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to 42.5% and 40.5% for the third quarter of 2020 and fourth quarter of 2019, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the efficiency ratio was 44.0% compared with 39.7% for the same period in 2019.

Income Tax Expense

The Company’s effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2020 was 24.6%, compared to 23.7% for the third quarter of 2020 and 26.2% for the fourth quarter of 2019. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2020 was 25.4% compared to 26.5% for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Balance Sheet

Total Assets

Total assets were $1.90 billion at December 31, 2020, an increase of $156.3 million, or 9.0%, from $1.74 billion at September 30, 2020, and an increase of $264.3 million, or 16.2%, from $1.63 billion at December 31, 2019. The $156.3 million increase in total assets from at December 31, 2020 compared to September 30, 2020 was primarily due to increases in loans of $170.4 million and cash and due from banks of $31.5 million, partially offset by a $40.0 million decrease in securities purchased under agreements to resell. The $264.3 million increase in total assets at December 31, 2020 compared to December 31, 2019 was primarily due to increases in loans held for investment of $469.2 million and bank owned life insurance of $15.6 million, partially offset by decreases in cash and due from banks of $129.8 million, securities purchased under agreements to resell of $15.0 million and loans held for sale of $85.8 million.  

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Loans

Loans held for investment were $1.63 billion at December 31, 2020, an increase of $170.4 million, or 11.7%, compared to $1.46 billion at September 30, 2020, and an increase of $469.2 million, or 40.4%, compared to $1.16 billion at December 31, 2019. The increase in loans held for investment at December 31, 2020 compared to September 30, 2020 was primarily due to a $143.1 million increase in residential mortgages, a $29.8 million increase in commercial real estate loans and a $7.0 million increase in construction and development loans, offset by a $9.6 million decrease in commercial and industrial loans. Included in commercial and industrial loans are PPP loans totaling $92.4 million as of December 31, 2020. There were no loans classified as held for sale at December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020. Loans held for sale were $85.8 million at December 31, 2019.

Deposits

Total deposits were $1.48 billion at December 31, 2020, an increase of $142.1 million, or 10.6%, compared to total deposits of $1.34 billion at September 30, 2020, and an increase of $172.5 million, or 13.2%, compared to total deposits of $1.31 billion at December 31, 2019. The increase in total deposits at December 31, 2020 compared to September 30, 2020 was primarily due to the $147.2 million increase in money market accounts and a $7.7 million increase in interest-bearing demand deposits, partially offset by a $16.5 million decrease in time deposits. The increase in money market accounts was partially due to the addition of $122.3 million in brokered money market accounts during the quarter.

Noninterest-bearing deposits were $462.9 million at December 31, 2020, compared to $460.7 million at September 30, 2020 and $292.0 million at December 31, 2019. Noninterest-bearing deposits constituted 31.3% of total deposits at December 31, 2020, compared to 34.4% at September 30, 2020 and 22.3% at December 31, 2019. Interest-bearing deposits were $1.0 billion at December 31, 2020, compared to $877.1 million at September 30, 2020 and $1.0 billion at December 31, 2019. Interest-bearing deposits constituted 68.7% of total deposits at December 31, 2020, compared to 65.6% at September 30, 2020 and 77.7% at December 31, 2019.

Asset Quality

The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $956,000 during the fourth quarter of 2020. Annualized net charge-offs to average loans for the fourth quarter of 2020 was 0.04%, compared to 0.00% for both the third quarter of 2020 and fourth quarter of 2019. We continue to include qualitative factors in our allowance for loan losses calculation in light of the continued economic uncertainties caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the increased provision expense recorded during the fourth quarter of 2020. The Company is not required to implement the provisions of the current expected credit losses accounting standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in the Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13 until January 1, 2023, and is continuing to account for the allowance for loan losses under the incurred loss model.

Nonperforming assets totaled $16.9 million, or 0.89% of total assets, at December 31, 2020, a decrease of $561,000 from $17.5 million, or 1.01% of total assets, at September 30, 2020, and an increase of $1.8 million from $15.1 million, or 0.93% of total assets, at December 31, 2019. The decrease in nonperforming assets at December 31, 2020 compared to September 30, 2020 was primarily due to a $4.6 million decrease in accruing troubled debt restructured loans, partially offset by a $473,000 increase in nonaccrual loans and $3.6 million increase in other real estate owned.

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.62% at December 31, 2020, compared to 0.64% at September 30, 2020 and 0.59% at December 31, 2019. Excluding outstanding PPP loans of $92.4

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million as of December 31, 2020 and $96.9 million as of September 30, 2020, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.66% at December 31, 2020 and 0.68% at September 30, 2020. Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 77.40% at December 31, 2020, compared to 54.24% and 46.54% at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

About MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.

MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. is a Georgia corporation and a registered bank holding company for its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Metro City Bank, which is headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. Founded in 2006, Metro City Bank currently operates 19 full-service branch locations in multi-ethnic communities in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia. To learn more about Metro City Bank, visit www.metrocitybank.bank.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding future events and our expectations and beliefs about our future financial performance and financial condition, as well as trends in our business and markets, including statements regarding the potential effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our business and financial results and conditions, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are not historical in nature and may be identified by references to a future period or periods of by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “project,” “outlook,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” or “may.” The forward-looking statements in this press release should not be relied on because they are based on current information and on assumptions that we make about future events and circumstances that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and beyond our control. As a result of those risks and uncertainties, and other factors, our actual financial results in the future could differ, possibly materially, from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and could cause us to make changes to our future plans. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to: general business and economic conditions, particularly those affecting the financial services; the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s assets, business, cash flows, financial condition, liquidity, prospects and results of operations; potential increases in the provision for loan losses resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; changes in the interest rate environment, including changes to the federal funds rate; competition in our markets that may result in increased funding costs or reduced earning assets yields, thus reducing margins and net interest income; interest rate fluctuations, which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s profitability; legislation or regulatory changes which could adversely affect the ability of the consolidated Company to conduct business combinations or new operations, including changes to statutes, regulations or regulatory policies or practices as a result of, or in response to, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; changes in tax laws; and adverse results from current or future litigation, regulatory examinations or other legal and/or regulatory actions, including as a result of the Company’s participation in and execution of government programs related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the Company can give no assurance that the results contemplated in the forward-looking statements will be realized. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties to which our business and future financial performance are subject is contained in the sections titled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and in other documents that we file with the SEC from time to time, which are available on the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov. In addition, our actual financial results in the future may differ from those currently expected due to additional risks and uncertainties of which we are not currently aware or which we do not

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currently view as, but in the future may become, material to our business or operating results. Due to these and other possible uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release or to make predictions based solely on historical financial performance. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements, express or implied, included in this press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Contacts

Farid Tan

Lucas Stewart

President & Chief Financial Officer

Chief Accounting Officer

770-455-4978

678-580-6414

faridtan@metrocitybank.bank

lucasstewart@metrocitybank.bank

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METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

As of and for the Three Months Ended

As of and for the Year Ended

 

    

December 31, 

    

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2020

2020

2020

2020

2019

2020

2019

 

Selected income statement data:  

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Interest income

$

19,839

$

18,131

$

19,083

$

20,556

$

20,625

$

77,609

$

83,213

Interest expense

 

1,411

 

2,192

 

3,240

 

4,646

 

5,681

 

11,489

 

22,238

Net interest income

 

18,428

 

15,939

 

15,843

 

15,910

 

14,944

 

66,120

 

60,975

Provision for loan losses

 

956

 

1,450

 

1,061

 

 

 

3,467

 

Noninterest income

 

6,138

 

7,964

 

5,500

 

7,509

 

9,360

 

27,211

 

39,896

Noninterest expense

 

11,077

 

10,150

 

9,724

 

10,049

 

9,840

 

41,100

 

40,003

Income tax expense

 

3,079

 

2,918

 

2,819

 

3,554

 

3,794

 

12,370

 

16,150

Net income

 

9,454

 

9,385

 

7,739

 

9,816

 

10,670

 

36,394

 

44,718

Per share data:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Basic income per share

$

0.37

$

0.37

$

0.30

$

0.38

$

0.42

$

1.42

$

1.82

Diluted income per share

$

0.37

$

0.36

$

0.30

$

0.38

$

0.42

$

1.41

$

1.81

Dividends per share

$

0.09

$

0.09

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.11

$

0.40

$

0.42

Book value per share (at period end)

$

9.54

$

9.23

$

8.94

$

8.76

$

8.49

$

9.54

$

8.49

Shares of common stock outstanding

 

25,674,573

 

25,674,067

 

25,674,067

 

25,529,891

 

25,529,891

 

25,674,573

 

25,529,891

Weighted average diluted shares

 

25,870,885

 

25,858,741

 

25,717,339

 

25,736,435

 

25,586,733

 

25,798,549

 

24,729,535

Performance ratios:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Return on average assets

2.14

%  

 

2.20

%  

 

1.89

%  

 

2.44

%  

 

2.57

%  

 

2.17

%  

 

2.87

%

Return on average equity

 

15.78

 

16.22

 

13.92

 

18.21

 

20.40

 

16.02

 

24.23

Dividend payout ratio

 

24.60

 

24.78

 

36.53

 

28.80

 

26.49

 

28.32

 

23.26

Yield on total loans

 

5.14

 

5.05

 

5.69

 

6.11

 

6.04

 

5.47

 

6.14

Yield on average earning assets

 

4.80

 

4.51

 

4.93

 

5.42

 

5.27

 

4.91

 

5.66

Cost of average interest bearing liabilities

 

0.56

 

0.91

 

1.32

 

1.78

 

2.06

 

1.15

 

2.15

Cost of deposits

 

0.55

 

0.94

 

1.38

 

1.86

 

2.15

 

1.20

 

2.19

Net interest margin

 

4.46

 

3.97

 

4.09

 

4.19

 

3.82

 

4.18

 

4.15

Efficiency ratio(1)

 

45.09

 

42.46

 

45.56

 

42.91

 

40.49

 

44.04

 

39.66

Asset quality data (at period end):  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Net charge-offs/(recoveries) to average loans held for investment

 

0.04

%  

 

0.00

%  

 

0.01

%  

 

(0.01)

%  

 

0.00

%  

 

0.02

%  

 

(0.02)

%

Nonperforming assets to gross loans and OREO

 

1.03

 

1.19

 

1.00

 

1.13

 

1.30

 

1.03

 

1.30

ALL to nonperforming loans

 

77.40

 

54.24

 

59.66

 

49.47

 

46.54

 

77.40

 

46.54

ALL to loans held for investment

 

0.62

 

0.64

 

0.58

 

0.54

 

0.59

 

0.62

 

0.59

Balance sheet and capital ratios:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Gross loans held for investment to deposits

 

110.48

%  

 

109.50

%  

 

101.48

%  

 

101.67

%  

 

88.97

%  

 

110.48

%  

 

88.97

%

Noninterest bearing deposits to deposits

 

31.28

 

34.44

 

33.28

 

25.83

 

22.34

 

31.28

 

22.34

Common equity to assets

 

12.91

 

13.63

 

13.32

 

13.94

 

13.28

 

12.91

 

13.28

Leverage ratio

 

13.44

 

13.44

 

13.44

 

13.40

 

12.70

 

13.44

 

12.70

Common equity tier 1 ratio

 

20.02

 

21.09

 

21.75

 

21.75

 

21.31

 

20.02

 

21.31

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

 

20.02

 

21.09

 

21.75

 

21.75

 

21.31

 

20.02

 

21.31

Total risk-based capital ratio

 

20.88

 

21.96

 

22.53

 

22.44

 

22.01

 

20.88

 

22.01

Mortgage and SBA loan data:  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

Mortgage loans serviced for others

$

961,670

$

1,063,500

$

1,136,824

$

1,186,825

$

1,168,601

$

961,670

$

1,168,601

Mortgage loan production

 

194,951

 

120,337

 

48,850

 

120,076

 

112,259

 

484,214

 

644,465

Mortgage loan sales

 

 

 

 

92,737

 

106,548

 

92,737

 

520,067

SBA loans serviced for others

 

507,442

 

500,047

 

476,629

 

464,576

 

441,593

 

507,442

 

441,593

SBA loan production

 

34,631

 

52,742

 

114,899

 

43,447

 

30,763

 

245,719

 

155,035

SBA loan sales

 

25,505

 

37,923

 

35,247

 

29,958

 

30,065

 

128,633

 

118,405


(1)

Represents noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income.

8


METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

As of the Quarter Ended

December 31, 

September 30, 

June 30, 

March 31, 

December 31, 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

    

2020

    

2020

    

2020

    

2020

    

2019

ASSETS

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cash and due from banks

$

140,744

$

109,263

$

208,325

$

201,020

$

270,496

Federal funds sold

 

9,944

 

17,268

 

7,444

 

6,618

 

5,917

Cash and cash equivalents

 

150,688

 

126,531

 

215,769

 

207,638

 

276,413

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

40,000

 

15,000

Securities available for sale (at fair value)

 

18,117

 

18,204

 

18,415

 

18,182

 

15,695

Loans

 

1,630,344

 

1,459,899

 

1,364,989

 

1,261,603

 

1,161,162

Allowance for loan losses

 

(10,135)

 

(9,339)

 

(7,894)

 

(6,859)

 

(6,839)

Loans less allowance for loan losses

 

1,620,209

 

1,450,560

 

1,357,095

 

1,254,744

 

1,154,323

Loans held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

85,793

Accrued interest receivable

 

9,320

 

7,999

 

8,270

 

5,534

 

5,101

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

6,147

 

5,723

 

4,873

 

4,873

 

3,842

Premises and equipment, net

 

13,854

 

14,083

 

14,231

 

14,344

 

14,460

Operating lease right-of-use asset

 

10,348

 

10,786

 

11,220

 

11,663

 

11,957

Foreclosed real estate, net

 

3,844

 

282

 

423

 

423

 

423

SBA servicing asset, net

 

9,643

 

10,173

 

8,446

 

7,598

 

8,188

Mortgage servicing asset, net

 

12,991

 

14,599

 

16,064

 

16,791

 

18,068

Bank owned life insurance

 

35,806

 

35,578

 

20,450

 

20,335

 

20,219

Other assets

5,171

5,355

6,501

2,417

2,376

Total assets

$

1,896,138

$

1,739,873

$

1,721,757

$

1,604,542

$

1,631,858

LIABILITIES

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

$

462,909

$

460,679

$

449,185

$

320,982

$

292,008

Interest-bearing deposits

 

1,016,980

 

877,112

 

900,713

 

921,899

 

1,015,369

Total deposits

 

1,479,889

 

1,337,791

 

1,349,898

 

1,242,881

 

1,307,377

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

110,000

 

100,000

 

80,000

 

80,000

 

60,000

Other borrowings

 

483

 

491

 

3,060

 

3,097

 

3,129

Operating lease liability

 

10,910

 

11,342

 

11,769

 

12,198

 

12,476

Accrued interest payable

 

222

 

310

 

549

 

760

 

890

Other liabilities

 

49,803

 

52,843

 

47,060

 

41,871

 

31,262

Total liabilities

$

1,651,307

$

1,502,777

$

1,492,336

$

1,380,807

$

1,415,134

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

257

 

257

 

257

 

255

 

255

Additional paid-in capital

 

55,674

 

55,098

 

54,524

 

54,142

 

53,854

Retained earnings

 

188,705

 

181,576

 

174,518

 

169,606

 

162,616

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

195

 

165

 

122

 

(268)

 

(1)

Total shareholders' equity

 

244,831

 

237,096

 

229,421

 

223,735

 

216,724

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

1,896,138

$

1,739,873

$

1,721,757

$

1,604,542

$

1,631,858

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METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended

    

December 31, 

    

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

2020

2020

2020

2020

2019

2020

2019

Interest and dividend income:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Loans, including Fees

$

19,658

$

17,880

$

18,826

$

19,508

$

19,483

$

75,872

$

79,338

Other investment income

 

164

 

187

 

196

 

882

 

1,023

 

1,429

 

3,294

Federal funds sold

 

17

 

64

 

61

 

166

 

119

 

308

 

581

Total interest income

 

19,839

 

18,131

 

19,083

 

20,556

 

20,625

 

77,609

 

83,213

Interest expense:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Deposits

 

1,262

 

2,046

 

3,096

 

4,514

 

5,576

 

10,918

 

21,951

FHLB advances and other borrowings

 

149

 

146

 

144

 

132

 

105

 

571

 

287

Total interest expense

 

1,411

 

2,192

 

3,240

 

4,646

 

5,681

 

11,489

 

22,238

Net interest income

 

18,428

 

15,939

 

15,843

 

15,910

 

14,944

 

66,120

 

60,975

Provision for loan losses

 

956

 

1,450

 

1,061

 

 

 

3,467

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

17,472

 

14,489

 

14,782

 

15,910

 

14,944

 

62,653

 

60,975

Noninterest income:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

350

 

309

 

277

 

376

 

386

 

1,312

 

1,462

Other service charges, commissions and fees

 

3,223

 

2,076

 

990

 

2,256

 

2,290

 

8,545

 

10,121

Gain on sale of residential mortgage loans

 

 

 

 

2,529

 

2,687

 

2,529

 

9,141

Mortgage servicing income, net

 

(82)

 

235

 

783

 

372

 

2,046

 

1,308

 

9,294

Gain on sale of SBA loans

 

1,625

 

2,265

 

1,276

 

1,301

 

1,148

 

6,467

 

5,444

SBA servicing income, net

 

724

 

2,931

 

1,959

 

516

 

665

 

6,130

 

3,745

Other income

 

298

 

148

 

215

 

259

 

138

 

920

 

689

Total noninterest income

 

6,138

 

7,964

 

5,500

 

7,609

 

9,360

 

27,211

 

39,896

Noninterest expense:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Salaries and employee benefits

 

6,822

 

6,416

 

5,749

 

6,513

 

5,997

 

25,500

 

24,923

Occupancy

 

1,293

 

1,302

 

1,277

 

1,211

 

1,202

 

5,083

 

4,749

Data Processing

 

313

 

287

 

201

 

277

 

264

 

1,078

 

1,029

Advertising

 

138

 

127

 

140

 

161

 

194

 

566

 

649

Other expenses

 

2,511

 

2,018

 

2,357

 

1,987

 

2,183

 

8,873

 

8,653

Total noninterest expense

 

11,077

 

10,150

 

9,724

 

10,149

 

9,840

 

41,100

 

40,003

Income before provision for income taxes

 

12,533

 

12,303

 

10,558

 

13,370

 

14,464

 

48,764

 

60,868

Provision for income taxes

 

3,079

 

2,918

 

2,819

 

3,554

 

3,794

 

12,370

 

16,150

Net income available to common shareholders

$

9,454

$

9,385

$

7,739

$

9,816

$

10,670

$

36,394

$

44,718

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METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS/RATES

Three Months Ended

 

December 31, 2020

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

 

Average

Interest and

Yield /

Average

Interest and

Yield /

Average

Interest and

Yield /

(Dollars in thousands)

    

Balance

    

Fees

    

Rate

    

Balance

    

Fees

    

Rate

    

Balance

    

Fees

    

Rate

 

Earning Assets:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Federal funds sold and other investments(1)

$

97,228

$

70

 

0.29

%  

$

132,781

$

87

 

0.26

%  

$

242,388

$

954

 

1.56

%  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

7,826

 

13

 

0.66

 

40,000

 

61

 

0.61

 

15,000

 

87

 

2.30

Securities available for sale

 

17,983

 

98

 

2.17

 

18,161

 

103

 

2.26

 

15,823

 

101

 

2.53

Total investments

 

123,037

 

181

 

0.59

 

190,942

 

251

 

0.52

 

273,211

 

1,142

 

1.66

Construction and development

 

34,145

 

453

 

5.28

 

33,587

 

414

 

4.90

 

30,508

 

472

 

6.14

Commercial real estate

 

488,746

 

6,779

 

5.52

 

476,174

 

6,547

 

5.47

 

471,667

 

8,069

 

6.79

Commercial and industrial

 

138,021

 

1,376

 

3.97

 

139,083

 

870

 

2.49

 

48,664

 

820

 

6.69

Residential real estate

 

860,977

 

11,018

 

5.09

 

757,982

 

10,002

 

5.25

 

726,671

 

10,075

 

5.50

Consumer and other

 

261

 

32

 

48.78

 

844

 

47

 

22.15

 

1,778

 

47

 

10.49

Gross loans(2)

 

1,522,150

 

19,658

 

5.14

 

1,407,670

 

17,880

 

5.05

 

1,279,288

 

19,483

 

6.04

Total earning assets

 

1,645,187

 

19,839

 

4.80

 

1,598,612

 

18,131

 

4.51

 

1,552,499

 

20,625

 

5.27

Noninterest-earning assets

 

111,078

 

96,234

 

 

94,805

Total assets

 

1,756,265

 

1,694,846

 

 

1,647,304

Interest-bearing liabilities:  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

NOW and savings deposits

 

78,697

 

41

 

0.21

 

73,299

 

42

 

0.23

 

51,259

40

 

0.31

Money market deposits

 

346,193

 

328

 

0.38

 

250,200

 

341

 

0.54

 

173,223

773

 

1.77

Time deposits

 

482,162

 

893

 

0.74

 

546,648

 

1,663

 

1.21

 

806,764

4,763

 

2.34

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

907,052

 

1,262

 

0.55

 

870,147

 

2,046

 

0.94

 

1,031,246

 

5,576

 

2.15

Borrowings

 

88,208

 

149

 

0.67

 

84,564

 

146

 

0.69

 

62,610

105

 

0.67

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

995,260

 

1,411

 

0.56

 

954,711

 

2,192

 

0.91

 

1,093,856

 

5,681

 

2.06

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

453,984

 

 

445,970

 

 

291,260

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

68,702

 

 

64,045

 

 

54,652

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

522,686

 

 

510,015

 

 

345,912

Shareholders' equity

 

238,319

 

 

230,120

 

 

207,536

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

1,756,265

$

1,694,846

$

1,647,304

Net interest income

$

18,428

 

$

15,939

 

  

$

14,944

Net interest spread

 

 

4.24

 

 

3.60

 

  

 

  

 

3.21

Net interest margin

 

 

4.46

 

 

3.97

 

  

 

  

 

3.82


(1)

Includes income and average balances for term federal funds sold, interest-earning cash accounts and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.

(2)

Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale.

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METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

AVERAGE BALANCES AND YIELDS/RATES

Year Ended

 

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

 

    

Average

    

Interest and

    

Yield /

    

Average

    

Interest and

    

Yield /

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Balance

Fees

Rate

Balance

Fees

Rate

 

Earning Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal funds sold and other investments(1)

$

147,431

$

1,056

 

0.72

%  

$

145,096

$

3,010

 

2.07

%

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

29,932

 

271

 

0.91

 

15,000

 

421

 

2.81

Securities available for sale

 

17,806

 

410

 

2.30

 

17,413

 

444

 

2.55

Total investments

 

195,169

 

1,737

 

0.89

 

177,509

 

3,875

 

2.18

Construction and development

 

31,658

 

1,685

5.32

 

33,567

 

2,193

 

6.53

Commercial real estate

 

478,481

 

27,316

5.71

 

458,259

 

31,927

 

6.97

Commercial and industrial

 

112,313

 

5,301

4.72

 

43,003

 

3,049

 

7.09

Residential real estate

 

763,136

 

41,391

5.42

 

755,244

 

41,962

 

5.56

Consumer and other

 

989

 

179

18.10

 

2,310

 

207

 

8.96

Gross loans(2)

 

1,386,577

 

75,872

 

5.47

 

1,292,383

 

79,338

 

6.14

Total earning assets

 

1,581,746

 

77,609

 

4.91

 

1,469,892

 

83,213

 

5.66

Noninterest-earning assets

 

98,504

 

 

86,106

Total assets

 

1,680,250

 

 

1,555,998

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

NOW and savings deposits

 

68,610

166

0.24

 

51,818

 

172

 

0.33

Money market deposits

 

248,633

1,731

0.70

 

133,363

 

2,730

 

2.05

Time deposits

 

596,325

9,021

1.51

 

816,298

 

19,049

 

2.33

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

913,568

 

10,918

 

1.20

 

1,001,479

 

21,951

 

2.19

Borrowings

 

82,955

571

 

0.69

 

31,884

 

287

 

0.90

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

996,523

 

11,489

 

1.15

 

1,033,363

 

22,238

 

2.15

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 

394,338

 

 

 

297,174

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

62,153

 

 

 

40,924

Total noninterest-bearing liabilities

 

456,491

 

 

 

338,098

Shareholders' equity

 

227,236

 

 

 

184,537

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

1,680,250

$

1,555,998

Net interest income

 

$

66,120

 

  

$

60,975

  

Net interest spread

 

 

3.76

 

  

 

  

 

3.51

Net interest margin

 

 

4.18

 

  

 

  

 

4.15


(1)

Includes income and average balances for term federal funds sold, interest-earning cash accounts and other miscellaneous interest-earning assets.

(2)

Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale.

12


METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

LOAN DATA

As of the Quarter Ended

 

December 31, 2020

September 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

March 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

 

    

    

% of

    

    

% of

    

    

% of

    

    

% of

    

    

% of

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Amount

Total

Amount

Total

Amount

Total

Amount

Total

Amount

Total

 

Construction and Development

$

45,653

 

2.8

%  

$

38,607

 

2.6

%  

$

42,847

 

3.1

%  

$

36,477

 

2.9

%  

$

31,739

 

2.7

%

Commercial Real Estate

 

477,419

 

29.2

 

447,596

 

30.6

 

429,019

 

31.3

 

431,205

 

34.1

 

424,950

 

36.5

Commercial and Industrial

 

137,239

 

8.4

 

146,880

 

10.0

 

141,540

 

10.3

 

60,183

 

4.8

 

53,105

 

4.6

Residential Real Estate

 

974,445

 

59.6

 

831,334

 

56.7

 

755,521

 

55.2

 

734,262

 

58.1

 

651,645

 

56.0

Consumer and other

 

183

 

 

505

 

0.1

 

967

 

0.1

 

1,454

 

0.1

 

1,768

 

0.2

Gross loans

$

1,634,939

 

100.0

%  

$

1,464,922

 

100.0

%  

$

1,369,894

 

100.0

%  

$

1,263,581

 

100.0

%  

$

1,163,207

 

100.0

%

Unearned income

 

(4,595)

 

  

 

(5,023)

 

  

 

(4,905)

 

  

 

(1,978)

 

  

 

(2,045)

 

  

Allowance for loan losses

 

(10,135)

 

  

 

(9,339)

 

  

 

(7,894)

 

  

 

(6,859)

 

  

 

(6,839)

 

  

Net loans

$

1,620,209

 

  

$

1,450,560

 

  

$

1,357,095

 

  

$

1,254,744

 

  

$

1,154,323

 

  

METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

NONPERFORMING ASSETS

As of the Quarter Ended

 

    

December 31, 

    

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2020

2020

2020

2020

2019

 

Nonaccrual loans

$

10,203

$

9,730

$

10,335

$

10,944

$

12,236

Past due loans 90 days or more and still accruing

 

 

 

 

 

Accruing troubled debt restructured loans

 

2,891

 

7,487

 

2,896

 

2,922

 

2,459

Total non-performing loans

 

13,094

 

17,217

 

13,231

 

13,866

 

14,695

Other real estate owned

 

3,844

 

282

 

423

 

423

 

423

Total non-performing assets

$

16,938

$

17,499

$

13,654

$

14,289

$

15,118

Nonperforming loans to gross loans

 

0.80

%  

 

1.18

%  

 

0.97

%  

 

1.10

%  

 

1.26

%

Nonperforming assets to total assets

 

0.89

 

1.01

 

0.79

 

0.89

 

0.93

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

 

77.40

 

54.24

 

59.66

 

49.47

 

46.54

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METROCITY BANKSHARES, INC.

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

As of and for the Three Months Ended

As of and for the Year Ended

 

    

December 31, 

    

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

2020

2020

2020

2020

2019

2020

2019

 

Balance, beginning of period

$

9,339

$

7,894

$

6,859

$

6,839

$

6,850

$

6,839

$

6,645

Net charge-offs/(recoveries):

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Construction and development

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

107

 

(3)

 

(3)

 

(2)

 

(3)

 

99

(515)

Commercial and industrial

 

51

 

 

 

(25)

 

 

26

14

Residential real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer and other

 

2

 

8

 

29

 

7

 

14

 

46

307

Total net charge-offs/(recoveries)

 

160

 

5

 

26

 

(20)

 

11

 

171

 

(194)

Provision for loan losses

 

956

 

1,450

 

1,061

 

 

 

3,467

 

Balance, end of period

$

10,135

$

9,339

$

7,894

$

6,859

$

6,839

$

10,135

$

6,839

Total loans at end of period

$

1,634,939

$

1,464,922

$

1,369,894

$

1,263,581

$

1,163,207

$

1,634,939

$

1,163,207

Average loans(1)

$

1,522,150

$

1,407,670

$

1,330,729

$

1,241,138

$

1,236,392

$

1,365,129

$

1,218,219

Net charge-offs to average loans

 

0.04

%  

 

0.00

%  

 

0.01

%  

 

(0.01)

%  

 

0.00

%  

 

0.02

%  

 

(0.02)

%

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

 

0.62

 

0.64

 

0.58

 

0.54

 

0.59

 

0.62

 

0.59


(1)

Excludes loans held for sale

14